Ehren Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 This tutorial will teach you how to install a theme (as a parent), create a child theme and upgrade your theme. All IPS themes are in .xml format. If you have download a .zip file, extract the file first and you'll find the .xml file inside. Installing the Parent theme and creating a child First, we'll be installing the theme as a Parent theme. Parent themes should never be edited and should generally be hidden from all users. Once it has been installed, we'll create a Child theme which can be edited via theme settings (to change colours, logos, etc), and it'll be shown as the default front-end theme to all of your visitors. 1. To install the Parent theme, go to Admin Cpanel > Customization > Themes. At the top right, click the + Create New button. 2. From the popup box, click the manual upload link at the top right and select the .xml file from your computer. This tutorial will use the Dimension theme as an example. Press Next. 3. Once it has processed, you'll be returned to the Theme list. Click the pencil icon (aka, the Edit button) to the very right of your theme and deselect all settings and user groups, like so: This will hide the Parent theme for all visitors. The Parent theme should never be edited beyond this, so press the Save button at the bottom and proceed to creating the Child theme. 4. Click the + Create New button again, but this time select Manual Mode and press Next. Enter a Name for your theme (I'll use "My new theme" for this example). In the Parent field, un-check the box and select your Parent theme (from the above step). If you would like to set this theme as your Default theme, make sure to enable that setting. Your page should now look like this: Press Save and you're done! Your theme page will look something like this: Clicking the theme name will expand a list, showing your Child theme: A quick summary: The Parent theme which we installed is hidden from all members, and your site will be using the Child theme, named "My new theme". The Child theme inherits everything from the Parent theme. If you need to edit the theme, make sure you only edit the Child theme. The Parent theme should never be edited and should stay untouched. Upgrading your theme When new theme updates are released, browse to Admin Cpanel > Customization > Themes. Click the arrow icon to the very right of your Parent theme and select Upload a new version from the list. Browse for the updated .xml file, press Upload and your theme will be updated! Upgrading between major versions, such as 4.4 to 4.5 will likely require a fresh theme installation. The above instructions for upgrades will apply to minor upgrades, such as 4.5.0 to 4.5.1. 11 2 Send PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raventhal Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 I really need to upload like two .xml files (one with the theme-name and one with named images..) it seems. I have managed to upload the one named the theme-name.xml, but how do I upload the second one? Right now my forum looks really..dull. Could it be that my brand new cloud-installation of IPS (not sure which version, could be 4.x ?) isnt compatible with the theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 The theme you are trying to install is a 3.x theme. It will not work on your 4.x forum. All 4.x themes are one .xml file only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raventhal Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 How do I know the version of my forum and when will my theme come out in 4.x format? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raventhal Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I'm sorry, but I've tried to upload both of the .xml files as new themes to my 4.x system without success, theme is only looking really white and boring. What is my got damn problem? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 I'm sorry, but I've tried to upload both of the .xml files as new themes to my 4.x system without success, theme is only looking really white and boring. What is my got damn problem? Thanks in advance! As mentioned in post #3, you are trying to install a 3.x theme on your 4.x forum, which will not work. You'll need to wait for your theme to be upgraded to 4.x before you can install it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raventhal Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 I understand this, but when will this happen, dear Root Admin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 I understand this, but when will this happen, dear Root Admin? They are being worked on. They will be released when they're ready.. Unfortunately that's as accurate as i can be at the moment, there are no set dates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raventhal Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I understand, but are we talking days, weeks or months? I would appreciate some kind of idea cos my forum release is pretty much waiting for the working theme..if this takes too long, I would like to know so that I can apply something else (and release it) while waiting. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 I understand, but are we talking days, weeks or months? I would appreciate some kind of idea cos my forum release is pretty much waiting for the working theme..if this takes too long, I would like to know so that I can apply something else (and release it) while waiting. Thanks in advance! Feel free to direct any questions to the announcement topic, since this topic is intended for "Installing themes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndieIndeed Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 IMPORTANT: Version 4.x has a "feature" which attempts to inherit the theme and apply it to your ACP. In most cases, this may impact visibility or your layout. To use the Default theme in your ACP, go to ACP > "Signed in as..." > AdminCP Theme > Default. Didn't know that. I also had to go into the default theme and enable it for admins so I could see it in the dropdown. Then the colors stopped conflicting with each other in the ACP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labomatik Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Regarding translation, currently all the config for Chameleon are not translated in english, how can i add the translation? I,e,g ipsf_megaFooter ipsf_footerOn ... Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 It is currently a bug with IPS, it'll be fixed in a later update by them 1 Send PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedfast Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Hi, I installed the dark_editor. I then installed the Spectrum theme. When I set the Spectrum theme to default I get a 500 error message. When I set the Default theme back to default the error message goes away. What this means is that I cannot use the Spectrum theme. Any thoughts? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Hi, I installed the dark_editor. I then installed the Spectrum theme. When I set the Spectrum theme to default I get a 500 error message. When I set the Default theme back to default the error message goes away. What this means is that I cannot use the Spectrum theme. Any thoughts? Thanks Hello, You are likely using an outdated version of 4.x. Upgrade to the latest version (4.0.12.1) and it'll work fine. 1 Send PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedfast Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Hi Ehren, Thanks for the reply. I put a ticket into invision power services (who hosts the board for me) to see about upgrading the version. I am not sure that I have that option. Thanks EDIT: They upgraded my installation to the latest version and everything works fine. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lenner Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 were is the admin cpanel? link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 were is the admin cpanel? link? Click your username at the top of your site and there will be a link to the Admin CP in the drop down menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lenner Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Click your username at the top of your site and there will be a link to the Admin CP in the drop down menu. were is the optimazation? in the cpanel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 were is the optimazation? in the cpanel. If you're referring to Customization, it's in your Admin CP on the left side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanseast71@gmail.com Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 hi i already install dashboard theme 4.1.7 to my ip board 4.1.7, but after finished upload, appears words that say "Sorry, you do not have permission for that!" and "1S111/1". I already buy this theme and cannot used that theme, can you help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 hi i already install dashboard theme 4.1.7 to my ip board 4.1.7, but after finished upload, appears words that say "Sorry, you do not have permission for that!" and "1S111/1". I already buy this theme and cannot used that theme, can you help me? Hello, Please contact IPS for support. It is likely an issue with your forum and not my theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModSquadHockey Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I tried to install the theme via the ACP. I get an error that the XML file must be under 2MB in size. Have you seen this before? EDIT: Had to edit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini to allow a larger file upload size (default 2MB). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrollingTurtle Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 How do you even MAKE THE WEBSITE!? I paid 60$ come on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehren Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 How do you even MAKE THE WEBSITE!? I paid 60$ come on... I simply sell themes (designs) for IPS.Suite. If you haven't yet purchased the forum software, you will need to get it from IPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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